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Manage schedules with System Manager - ONTAP 9.7 and earlier

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You can use ONTAP System Manager classic (available in ONTAP 9.7 and earlier) to create and manage schedules in your storage system.

Create schedules

You can create schedules to run a job at a specific time or at regular periods by using System Manager.

About this task

When you create a schedule in a MetroCluster configuration, it is a best practice to create an equivalent schedule on the cluster in the surviving site as well.

Steps

  1. Click Protection > Schedules.

  2. Click Create.

  3. In the Create Schedule dialog box, specify the schedule name.

  4. Create a schedule based on your requirements:

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    A daily or a specific schedule on certain days

    Select Basic, and specify the schedule and recurrence details (in hours and minutes).

    A schedule that runs at a specific interval

    Select Interval, and specify the schedule and recurrence details (in days, hours, and minutes).

    A schedule that runs at a specific period

    Select Advanced, and specify the schedule and recurrence details (in months, days, weekdays, hours, and minutes).

  5. Click Create.

Edit schedules

You can make changes to a previously created cron schedule or an interval schedule if it does not meet your requirements by using System Manager. You can modify schedule details such as recurring days and hours, interval options, and advanced cron options.

About this task

When you edit a schedule in a MetroCluster configuration, it is a best practice to edit the equivalent schedule on the surviving site cluster as well.

Steps

  1. Click Protection > Schedules.

  2. Select the schedule that you want to modify and click Edit.

  3. In the Edit Schedule dialog box, modify the schedule by performing the appropriate action:

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    Basic

    Specify the recurring days and recurring schedule details.

    Interval

    Specify the interval options in days, hours, and minutes.

    Advanced

    Specify the advanced cron options in months, days, week days (if applicable), hours, and minutes.

  4. Click OK.

Delete schedules

You can use System Manager to delete the schedules that run specific storage management tasks.

Steps

  1. Click Protection > Schedules.

  2. Select the schedule that you want to delete and click Delete.

  3. Select the confirmation check box, and then click Delete.

Manage schedules

You can configure many tasks (for instance, volume Snapshot copies and mirror replications) to run on specified schedules. Schedules that are run at specified schedules are known as cron schedules because of their similarity to UNIX cron schedules. Schedules that are run at intervals are known as interval schedules.

You can manage schedules in the following ways:

  • Creating a cron schedule or an interval schedule

  • Displaying information about all the schedules

  • Modifying a cron schedule or an interval schedule

  • Deleting a cron schedule or an interval schedule

    You cannot delete a schedule that is currently in use by a running job.

The cluster administrator can perform all the schedule management tasks.

Schedules window

You can use the Schedules window to manage scheduled tasks, such as creating, displaying information about, modifying, and deleting schedules.

Command buttons

  • Create

    Opens the Create Schedule dialog box, which enables you to create time-based and interval schedules.

  • Edit

    Opens the Edit Schedule dialog box, which enables you to edit the selected schedules.

  • Delete

    Opens the Delete Schedule dialog box, which enables you to delete the selected schedules.

  • Refresh

    Updates the information in the window.

Schedules list

  • Name

    Specifies the name of the schedule.

  • Type

    Specifies the type of the schedule—​time-based or interval-based.

Details area

The details area displays information about when a selected schedule is run.